Gipfel
[ˈɡɪp͡fl̩]
The verdict
“Gipfel” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,818
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höchste Stelle eines Berges oder eines Gebirgszuges
Corpus desk
Index DE-gipfel · Gipfel · German
Gipfel · rank #3,818 · 9 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,818
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH gesichert
Nearest frequency peer: gesichert (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Gipfel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- erstaunlich
erstaunlich
96,188 corpus weight
- finanzielle
finanzielle
96,186 corpus weight
- gerufen
gerufen
96,185 corpus weight
- gesichert
gesichert
96,184 corpus weight
- Gipfel
Gipfel
96,183 corpus weight
- intensiv
intensiv
96,179 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Gipfel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gipfel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡɪp͡fl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,818 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Gipfel” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Gipfel (IPA [ˈɡɪp͡fl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,818 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gipfel, with forms such as "ggipfel", "gifpel", and "gipefl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Gipfels", "gipfeln", "Griffel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Gipfel, spelled G-I-P-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1höchste Stelle eines Berges oder eines Gebirgszuges
- 2politisches Gipfeltreffen
- 3Spitze eines Baumes
- 4Höhepunkt einer Leistung, eines Vorgangs oder einer Emotion
- 5Gebäckstück in der Art von Croissants
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Gipfel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der höchste Gipfel der Erde ist der Mount Everest.
„Am 21. August 1942 hissten deutsche Gebirgsjäger auf dem sturmumbrausten und schneebedeckten Gipfel des 5633 Meter hohen Elbrus sogar die Reichskriegsflagge.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ggipfel
- gifpel
- gipefl
- gipfell
- gipffel
- gipfle
- gippfel
- gpifel
- igpfel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gipfel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gipfel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Gipfel" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Gipfels". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,818 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.